title:
Hall & Oates - Our Kind Of Soul
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studio:
Image Entertainment
MPAA rating:
NR
starring:
Daryl Hall, John Oates
DVD release year:
2005
film rating:
Four Stars
sound/picture:
Four Stars
reviewed by:
Dan Macintosh
Hall & Oates has long been praised for their Philly soul roots. Yet
for a while their music did a poor job of reflecting those primary
inspirations. This new DVD, with its mostly classic soul covers, rights
a few wrongs by focusing on the kinds of sounds that originally excited
this unique duo, and made them exciting.

title:
Ray Charles: 50 Years In Music
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studio:
Image Entertainment
MPAA rating:
NR
starring:
Ray
Charles, Stevie Wonder, Willie Nelson, The Brand New Heavies, Michael
Bolton, Randy Travis, James Ingram, Michael McDonald, Tevin Campbell,
Gladys Knight
TV broadcast year:
1991
DVD release year:
2005
film rating:
Three Stars
sound/picture:
Three Stars
reviewed by:
Dan Macintosh
Televised musical tributes can be a little problematic, and this show
-- which was originally broadcast back in 1991 -- is no exception to
that rule. TV execs must find a workable balance between presenting a
lineup that does the artist proper justice and creating a broadcast
that brings in high ratings. If too many older artists appear on screen
-- especially when the show revolves around a musical legend like Ray
Charles – most young people won't give it a second glance. On the other
hand, if the program parades a bunch of unseasoned young musicians
unqualified to comment on the honoree, the point of the event may be
missed entirely. ...

title:
Blink 182: Greatest Hits
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studio:
Geffen Records
MPAA rating:
NR
starring:
blink-182 (Tom DeLonge; Mark Hoppus; Travis Barker)
DVD release year:
2005
film rating:
Two Stars
sound/picture:
Three Stars
reviewed by:
Dan Macintosh
There’s nothing particularly highbrow about a blink-182 Greatest Hits
video collection. In fact, this punk trio aims for – and consistently
hits – the lowest common denominator here. Comprised of
guitarist/vocalist Tom DeLonge, bassist Mark Hoppus and drummer Travis
Barker, blink-182 sings about simple stuff that appeals to young punks,
and then illustrates these songs in ways that dumb them down for an
undemanding, mostly teenage audience.
This band’s most famous visual image is of themselves as three
streakers, a concept first introduced with the “What’s My Age Again?”
video. In it, the group runs around naked within a variety of different
settings, and is even captured darting through The Jim Rome Show set.
The act’s relatively young age is also played up, especially during the
clip for “Josie,” which ...

title:
The Concert for Bangladesh - George Harrison and Friends
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studio:
Apple Films/Rhino Records
MPAA rating:
G
starring:
George
Harrison, Ravi Shankar, Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton, Ringo Starr, Leon
Russell, Billy Preston, Ali Akbar Khan, Alla Rakha, Badfinger, Jesse Ed
Davis, Jim Horn, Jim Keltner, Carl Radle, Klaus Voormann, Don Preston,
Chuck Findley, Ollie Mitchell, Claudia Linnear, Delores Hall, Don Nix,
Phil Spector, Allen Klein, more
director:
Saul Swimmer/Claire Ferguson
DVD release year:
2005
film release year:
1972
film rating:
Four Stars
sound/picture:
Four Stars
reviewed by:
Charles Andrews
Blame the Beatles.
They changed the face of popular music in so many ways we take for
granted, and now, with the DVD release of the Concert for Bangladesh,
we can add another to the list.
When they broke up, officially in 1970, all four lads tried their hands
at solo projects, George Harrison and John Lennon jumping the gun with
half a dozen pre-’70 releases between them, but all four were left
staring at the question of what it ...